German youths die for espionage.

German youths die for espionage. Heinz Petry, 16-year-old youth from Alsdorf, Germany, convicted of espionage against American forces, is tied to the stake by an American military policeman preparatory to being shot by a Ninth U.S. Army firing squad. This boy was one of two members of the Hitler Youth organization found guilty of spying on American troops and executed June 1, 1945, near Braunschweig, Germany.